You swing your rifle butt up, hitting the man's blade away for a second. Leveling the gun, you fire from the hip, hitting the man square in the shoulder. He plummets, screaming, into the courtyard below. 261m3d
With the way clear you sprint along the wall top and into the second tower.
Inside you find stairs leading down and a ladder leading up. In a dark recess behind the ladder you spot an ancient Egyptian statue, carved in black granite and partly wrapped in mutton cloth. Despite its covering, the idol is clearly recognizable as the Egyptian goddess of murder, Ashirai.
From the stairs below you hear shouts and running feet, the time to act is now.